Milliner&#39;s shears



May 20, 1930. N, o H 1,759,553

MILLINER S SHEARS Filed March 6, 1929 2. Sheets-Sheet. 1

WM 11 675;? fl/jQvuzuZZ y 1930? i N. o. HENAULTV 1,759,553

MILLIN ERS SHEARS I Filed March 6, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May I 20, 1930 NELLIE OLIVE HENAULT, OF BUTTE, MONTANA I MILLINERS SHEARS Afp plicati on filed Marche, 192a SeriaI No. 1344903.

The invention relates to improvements in milliners shears of the general type shown in my U. S. Patents Nos. 617,018; 1,432,246

I and 1,511,964. It is the principal object of the present invention to provide an improved construction which embodies unique means for tightening a bent w1re connection of a hat frame, for instance, at the point where a substantially radial vbrim wire is joined to a peripheral brim wire by bending the former around the latter. When hat frames are received for covering. by milliners, suchbent wireconnections are very often loose but the present invention provides efi ective means whereby they may be tightened.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a novel construction whereby a lug is provided on one blade ofthe shears behind I bladesbehind said pivot to hold'their cutting the blade pivot, said lug having the two-fold function of spreading the portions of the edges in effective cutting engagement with eachiother, andadding area to one ofthe co-operable jaws which are employed for elevation.

7 7 I rlgs' 4 and 5 are pelspe'ctlve news aslight lateral enlargement-20 which addsto j the'effective area of the boss-formed :jaW 16.

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tightening the wire connections of hat frames.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subject matterhreinafterdescribed and claimed,-description being accomplished by reference to the accom- Fig. 1' is a perspective view of the improved shears. V

Fig. 2 is a view similarto Fig; 1 but show} in'g'the shears in use for'tightening a bent '35 I wire connection of a hat frame.

i Fig. 0 is an enlarged fragmentary side two blades and associatedfeatures of: con- 7 the numerals 6 and 7 denote two blades pivoted together at 8 and provided with rearwardly projecting shanksi9 carrying the usual or any preferred. handles 10.

The shears possess a number offeatures of construction common to one or more ofthe patents above 1 mentioned, but asthe'presentimprovements are related only to certain of these old features, description of the vothers will be Whose construction and arrangement are substantially the same as shown in Patent 1,511,964. In front of the lug 12 and integral with the inner edge of the blade 6, is a flange 14 which projects laterally across-or in the path ofthe inner edge of the other blade 7 the rear end of said flange 14 being integral wit-lithe substantial-body of metal forming said lug 12, so that the latter e-ifectivelyrein-f forces said flange. Between'its ends, this flange is provided with a notch 15'for apurpose to appear e i The outer side of the blade 7 is provided immediately behind the pivot 8, with aboss 16 which is integral with-said blade and dis posed at the inner edge ofjthe latten said boss and the flange 14 being co-operablein providing jaws between which a bentwire connection 17 of a hat frame may be compressed and thus tightened. l/Vhen this operationisbeing performed, one ofthe wires 18 of the hat frame may well extend longitudinally of the lug 12 and flange 14 but'so'me What obliqne thereto, and another of the wires 19 is then received in the'notch 15. -W'ith the chat frame thus relatively positioned with regardto the shears shown in Fig. 2, movethe connection 17 between the jaws1416.

Integral with the inner side of the blade g 7, extending-- to the inner edge ofthe latter and disposed directly opposite the boss 16, is

This enlargement 20 also contacts with the-i11 j ner side, of the blade 6 behind theipivot 8 and p ward each other to insure effective cutting enga geinent of their edges. I am aware that: thereis no-patentable novelty merely in pro vviding a -projection or 'lugon one blade of'a" v pair. of-shjear's to act against the other blade hence serves as a spreader for the portionsofthe blades behind jthepivot, thereby urgingv the front portions ofthese blades laterally toia so and insure proper cutting engagement of their edges with each other. However, particular attention is invited to the exact location of the projection 20 which I have providedythereby giving said'projection a twofold function as explained. i Positioning of the projecti0n so that it would only act topurgethe blades laterally toward each other would notfall within the scope of my,

invention but positioning this projectionso ,that it also adds to the effective area of the boss-formed jaw 16, I consider an importantand patentable advance. Preferably, the active side of this .jaw 16 is formed with a shallow concave lfecessQl to receive a portion of the connect on 17 as shown in Fig. 2.

It will be s'een fr'oin the foregoing that]:

V have-'so'added to theconstruction which is old in my prior patents vas to produce anew I and advantageous article possessing advantages not hitherto obtainable, and it is not only the co-operative relation-between new features of construction, but their re- 1 x lation with,the'cutting-lugs1213, which I'seek to protect by this application.

I'claim:- 1.Infmilliners shears, crossed pivoted blades and handle-carrying shanksiprojectvidej 1 ,nec-tionrof a hat frame. I

' ing rearwardly beyond the: blade pivot a 'flange behindfthe blade pivot integralwith the inner edge of one blade and projecting F laterally "across the inner edge of the other boss and flangebeing disposed in co-operablerelation with each other to provide aws. for tightening a bent wire connection fa hat frame.

v 6. A structure as specified in claim together with'a slight enlargement on the innerside of said other'blade directly; oppo site said boss, said enlargement adding area to the boss-formed jaw and acting'also asa spreader for the 'porti'onsof the blades be- 7. 7 hlnd the plvots, to urge the cuttlng portions of said blades into effective cutting relation with each other. 7 In testimony 'whereof I 1 have hereunto aii'ixed my signature; J

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blade, and a bossintegral with thejouter side 7 it of other blade at: the inner edge of the 1 latter; said boss andflange being disposed in [co-operablerelation witheach otherto proaws for tightening a bent wire con- 3'. A structure a's'speoifiedin claim 1;:tlie

outer edge of said'flange being formed with" a notch to receive oneof the hat frame wires leading to said connection, i v 4. A structure as specified-in claim 1; the

7 side" of said boss toward said fiange having V a concave recess toreceivethebrit wire con;

nectionythejouter.edge of said flange being 7 formed with anotchto receive one ofthe hat .frame wires leading to said'connection',

hind theblade, pivot; ajflange behind said pivot integral with the inner edge of one v ;o isaidbladesiand,projectinglaterally across the inner edge ofthe other blade, the rear end of said} flange being integral with: the

' cfront end of one ofsaid 'lugs'whereby said fiangeisreinforced by slaid. lugfand a boss integralwith thefiouter side of said other blade at the inner .edge of the latter, said L 7 5. In millin eres shea rs, crossedblades handlecarryingshanks projecting rearwardlyfromsaidlblades and co-operable lateral 'wire;cutting flugs"on said blades spaced be a 

